The Madison Metropolitan School District's new behavior education plan went into effect in 2014. We'll hear from a critic who says the plan isn't working and why he says behavior has become a safety hazard in some schools.

According to a report by the popular car-buying website Edmunds.com, millennials are more likely to lease vehicles than the rest of the car-buying population — especially in Midwestern cities like Milwaukee.

A former special education assistant in the Madison Metropolitan School District is criticizing the school system’s new discipline policy, saying it leaves teachers busy handling behavioral issues and results in an unsafe learning environment.

Two economists who have conducted extensive research on the economic impacts of new sports facilities are warning that promises of strong economic returns from a new Milwaukee Bucks arena should be looked at skeptically.

Tia Nelson, the daughter of Gaylord Nelson, has stepped down from her role as public lands administrator with the state following a dispute over whether or not she should be allowed to discuss or work on things related to climate change.

New efforts are underway in Milwaukee to reduce gun violence there, including involvement from the state Department of Justice and the Department of Corrections. One of WPR's reporters discusses the upcoming changes.